In a sudden decision on Tuesday, the Maharashtra government removed Rakesh Maria as the Mumbai Police Commissioner and elevated him as DG Home Guards and DG Civil Defence.
The transfer decision, which is being implemented with immediate effect, comes at a time when Maria was personally monitoring the Sheena Bora murder case in which TV tycoon Indrani Mukherjea is a prime accused.
Since Maria was not just overseeing the probe but also personally interrogating all witnesses and accused in the case, it might be a major jolt in the investigation.
Indrani's husband and former Star India CEO Peter Mukherjea was also quizzed on Monday and a team was formed to investigate properties and financial transactions of the Mukerjeas in India and abroad.
However, the government has stated that the decision is purely a procedural one and has no bearing to a particular case. Maharashtra Home Secretary KP Bakshi claimed that the government wanted to issue the orders before the beginning of the festival season.
Ahmed Javed will be taking over as the new commissioner of police of Mumbai with immediate effect on Tuesday.
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